2025-26 NFL Team Ages: Ranking Every Roster from Youngest to Oldest

By Bill Speros Aug 25th, 2025 5:26 PM EDT

Does age matter in the NFL? We broke down the final projected 53-man rosters of each NFL team entering 2024-25 season to find out. What are the oldest and youngest NFL teams this season?

The Washington Commanders are the oldest team in the NFL, with a Week 1 Average Roster Age (ARA) 28 years, 7 months, 4 days. The Green Bay Packers begin the 2025-26 season with the youngest roster in the NFL. Their average age is 26 years, 3 months, 2 days. This is the second straight season the Packers begin the year with the NFL’s youngest roster.

The ARA for each team was computed by bookies.com using birthdates of the 1,696 NFL players currently projected on each team’s final 53-man active roster. All ages listed here are as of Thursday, September 4, 2025. The day the NFL season begins. The projected final 53-man rosters were determined by multiple sources, including national websites, team-focused websites, and local media sites covering each team. We used ChatGPT to help compile the final rosters and to gather several birthdates.

The Average Roster Age for the NFL on Opening Day this season stands at 9920.97 days, or 27 years, 1 month, 29 days.

With that in mind, Bookies.com is giving NFL betting insight by ranking teams heading into the 2025-26 NFL season from youngest to oldest.

Youngest to Oldest NFL Rosters

Team	Days	Age
Green Bay Packers	9589.69	26 years 3 months 2 days
Jacksonville Jaguars	9692.32	26 years 6 months 14 days
Indianapolis Colts	9699.86	26 years 6 months 21 days
Las Vegas Raiders	9734.37	26 years 7 months 25 days
Kansas City Chiefs	9744.56	26 years 8 months 4 days
Cincinnati Bengals	9750.43	26 years 8 months 10 days
LA Chargers	9753.49	26 years 8 months 13 days
Atlanta Falcons*	9762.39	26 years 8 months 22 days
New York Giants	9768.96	26 years 8 months 28 days
Baltimore Ravens	9771.03	26 years 9 months 1 days
Denver Broncos	9790.11	26 years 9 months 20 days
New York Jets*	9798.12	26 years 9 months 28 days
Philadelphia Eagles	9809.32	26 years 10 months 8 days
New England Patriots*	9819.92	26 years 10 months 18 days
LA Rams	9838.43	26 years 11 months 7 days
San Francisco 49ers	9838.43	26 years 11 months 8 days
Chicago Bears	9860.62	26 years 11 months 29 days
Buffalo Bills*	9875.49	27 years 0 months 13 days
Miami Dolphins	9927.86	27 years 2 months 6 days
Arizona Cardinals	9939.73	26 years 9 months 18 days
Houston Texans	9952.35	27 years 2 months 31 days
Tennessee Titans	9971.66	27 years 3 months 20 days
Seattle Seahawks	9985.47	27 years 4 months 3 days
Cleveland Browns	10038.69	27 years 5 months 25 days
Detroit Lions	10086.98	27 years 7 months 12 days
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10138.75	27 years 9 months 3 days
New Orleans Saints	10170.88	27 years 10 months 4 days
Dallas Cowboys	10184.43	27 years 10 months 18 days
Pittsburgh Steelers	10223.11	27 years 11 months 27 days
Minnesota Vikings	10236.18	28 years 0 months 9 days
Carolina Panthers*	10273.43	28 years 1 months 15 days
Washington Commanders	10444.03	28 years 7 months 4 days

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What The NFL’s Age Data Tells Us

One of the main takeaways from glancing at the NFL’s average age breakdown for 2025 is how young some of the league’s top teams are. The team that fell to Philly in the NFC Wild Card Round last year, the Green Bay Packers, is the youngest team league-wide.

On the other end of the NFL’s age spectrum, the team that fell to the Eagles in last year’s NFC Championship Game (the Washington Commanders) is the oldest team in the league this season.

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The Super Bowl champion Eagles made significant movement toward youth this offseason, having lost multiple key veterans to free-agency. Philly was 27th overall on the youngest-to-oldest list last year. They are 16th this season.

For the Eagles, having 26-year-old quarterback Jalen Hurts and 27-year-olds Saquon Barkley and wideout A.J. Brown running the show offensively helps inspire confidence that the team’s Lombardi Trophy in February likely won’t be the last one seen in the City of Brotherly Love anytime soon. The best sportsbook apps have the Eagles among the favorite NFL odds, or the top favorite, to win the Super Bowl again in February 2026.

Up in Green Bay, while the Packers haven’t won it all since 2010, there’s reason for optimism. The franchise has made the playoffs five times in the last six seasons, with losses in the NFC Conference Championship Game in 2019 and 2020, along with defeats in the Divisional Round in 2021 and 2023 and last year’s Wild Card loss to Philly.

On the other end of the age table, the Commanders are running it back on the heels of last season’s success. Second-year Commanders head coach Dan Quinn looks to bring a fourth Lombardi Trophy to the Nation’s Capital in 2026. The best NFL betting sites have Washington as one of the top favorites on their futures boards.

NFL Player Roster Ages Q&A:

Q1: Which NFL team has the youngest roster heading into the 2025 season?

A1: According to our analysis of projected 2025 NFL rosters, including draft picks, the Green Bay Packers boast the youngest team in the league. This youth movement suggests a strong focus on developing long-term talent and building a foundation for future success.

Q2: What is the average age of an NFL player or team in 2025, and how does your favorite team compare?

A2: The Average Roster Age for the NFL on Opening Day this season stands at 9920.97 days, or 27 years, 1 month, 29 days. The closest team to that number is the Miami Dolphins. Check the full list to see where your favorite team lands.

Q3: Which NFL team has the oldest roster in the 2025 season, and what does this mean for their strategy?

A3: For the 2025 season, the Washington Commanders currently have the oldest average roster, significantly older than any other team in the league, followed by the Carolina Panthers, Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys. This veteran-heavy approach often indicates a "win-now" mentality, at least in Philly, Pittsburgh and Dallas - banking on experienced players to perform immediately, potentially at the expense of long-term development or future salary cap flexibility.

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